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...egomaniacal world of show biz. Yet a certain diffidence adhered to Crosby even as a celebrity. In his artistry, he owned the natural jazzman's gift of blending with rather than blaring against an ensemble of fellow performers-a knack never used better than in the scatty and mellow duets (Gone Fishin', for one) that he recorded with Armstrong. A similar trait made his private life seem actually private in contrast to the typical Hollywood star's. He had his troubles, heartbreak at times in his marriage to hard-drinking Dixie Lee, who died of cancer...
...voice come through. As Elton drove himself to keep putting on a show, he often seemed to forget that he could produce his best music alone. "Sorry Seems' to be the Hardest Word" and "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" recall some of Elton's old power to mellow his audience with simple music, but even on these two songs the studio orchestra ladles on the strings too heavily. The emotional flavor Elton tries to provide though the orchestra is simply cloying...
DIED. Jan Garber, 82, bandleader known for his mellow dance music; in Shreveport, La. Garber, who formed his first band at the age of 21, blended saxophones, played with what musicians call a "nanny goat vibrato," guitar and muted brass into "sweet with a beat," a smooth style that was highly popular in ballrooms and on radio during the 1930s...
...Boys Daltrey sings mellow tunes, almost dreamy, and sometimes too sappy to praise. But he does them with a class and talent that no top-40 cheapie could approach. It is Daltrey's voice that reaches highs few other rock voices today could find; it is Daltrey's voice that exhibits the versatility and feeling two other tongues could carry. We've all heard Daltrey howl the Sally Simpson blues, the lament of Teenage Wastland, but the sounds of One of the Boys are both new and refreshing...
...deserves her number-one status. Simple Dreams lacks the knockout power of her two best albums, Prisoner in Disguise and Heart Like a Wheel, yet it displays a more mature talent. The songs are an effective, in not particularly memorable, mix of old rockers, country and new Southern-California-mellow tunes. Most important, they are all perfect for Ronstadt's shimmering voice...